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Healing Miracles
If you’re a regular reader of our articles, you’ve watched for news of the healing stories of Battersea Tracy and Sweet Pea since last October. The dedication of Carpe Diem Farms volunteers and staff; the expertise of Ric Redden, DVM surgeon/farrier of Versailles, Kentucky; Miguel Rodriquez, DVM/farrier of Lexington, Kentucky; Joao Neto, College Station, Texas, farrier; Dave Giza, Culpeper, …
Preserving Places We Love
April showers bring May flowers. For most of the country, this is pretty spot on. However, when you live in a temperate rainforest like we do it’s more like, “Annual rainfall of 80-82 inches supports an abundance of rare and endangered plant and animal species and a lush landscape with unparalleled beauty.” Okay, so that may never …
Summit Charter’s New Director
Summit Charter School, a tuition-free K-9 public charter school in Cashiers, has chosen Kurt Pusch to serve as its new director, effective July 1. Pusch will succeed Billy Leonard, who has served Summit as interim director since July 2018. “Kurt has spent the past 15 years with KIPP, the nation’s largest and highest regarded network of public charter schools,” says …
I’d be Elliot
When I was four, my mother brought home a beautiful Red Snapper and slammed it on the countertop with a thunk. It was exquisite … red and silver scales like tiny over-lapping coins, a magical beast with a tail worthy of a mermaid. As I puzzled how it was going to swim without any water, my mom, my Freddie Kruger …
An Entertainer’s Dream Home
Owned and built by Tommy Chambers, a prominent log home builder in the Highlands area, this two-story log home is the ultimate dream house. Originally built in 1979, it started as a simple square cabin. As his family grew through the intervening decades, so did the house. The last addition was added in 1998, resulting in a five-bedroom, five-bath home …
Someday You’ll Write
It can be difficult to define at what point contemporary fiction becomes historical fiction. Michelle Gable is a master of walking that line. Her first three novels, “A Paris Apartment,” “I’ll See You in Paris,” and “The Book of Summer” stand firmly in our modern day and reach into the past. Her latest release, “The Summer I Met Jack,” …
this is Our Home
Every home nestled in these magnificent mountains has a story to tell. There are volumes of fascinating tales about land explored, loved, bought, sold, and handed down. Most of what makes that property sought-after today is a jaw-dropping view. The owner’s challenge is to make his or her home worthy of its panorama. We want to highlight some of the …
Skin Cancer Awareness Month
May is Skin Cancer Awareness Month, as designated by the American Academy of Dermatology. Skin cancer is the most common cancer in the U.S, and it is estimated that around one in five Americans will develop a skin cancer in their lifetime. Thankfully, skin cancer is highly treatable when caught early. Therefore, it is essential to know about risk …
Integrative Massage
On the upper level of the Falls on Main shopping center in Highlands, Creative Concepts salon has been providing the residents of Highlands with a full range of beauty services for nearly 12 years. Family haircuts, wedding style, and makeup, manicures, and pedicures are just a few of the services these skilled stylists provide. This year, they are welcoming a …
Personal Reflections of Yoga
I can honestly say that yoga has changed my life and I have personally witnessed it change the lives of many others over the years. Looking back to where my journey began back in 2000, I took my first class with a friend who said I should try yoga. I had always been physically active and enjoyed my workouts at the …
CBD Oil Products What Are My Choices?
Here we go! Are you hearing more and more about the legalization of medical marijuana and the health benefits of CBD oil? I’ve been fielding so many questions about both, so I thought it was time to address what I’ve learned and researched and share it with you. Like anything else that pushes itself into the limelight in the …
Passion for Health & Commitment to Healing
When Cindy Barloga, BSN, RN, got out of nursing school almost four decades ago the only positions available were in Oncology. Her first reaction was, “This is going to be so depressing.” But she quickly learned that a cancer diagnosis was not a death sentence. A majority of cancer patients were and are survivors, and with early detection, …
